Non-refillable bottle.



No. 702,709. Patentedmnelz |902;

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NUN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

i (Application led Nov. l12, 1901.)

(llo Model.)

(1t/tonnage THEN UNITED STATEs PATENT, FFICE. 'l

SIMON J. DAYKIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

"i N'oN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

srnclricnrioiv forming part of Letters raten@ No. 702,709, dated June17, 1902.

e Application filed November 12| 1901. Serial No.)81,980. (No model.) ev provisionis made for enabling the contents of the bottle'to bereadilydischarged therefrom when. the bottle is inverted and means; providedfor preventing the improper or; fraudulent refilling of the same,wherebya bottle of this character after the contents thereofhave beenonce used cannotfbe're# filled. f To the above ends -my inventionprovides for animproved construction of bottle which is adapted forholdingvaluable liquids and .i capable of not beingvreiilled, therebyavoiding any liability ofthe imitation of said valuable liquid'beingsold in the'established bottles.

The invention also Yconsists of a novel construction of` cage orretaining device for the. spring-pressed valve or 'itsA equivalentemployed, whereby the Valve will always be revtained in the properposition, said cage being provided with fora'minous covering, wherebythe-same serves thedual function of a strainerl and also of an inclosingdevice for the Valve and itsadjuncts.l

It further-consists of novel details of construction, all aswi'llbe'hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in theyclaims;l f A f' Figure lrepresents a longitudinal sectional view of anon-refillable bottle anditsad-V juncts embodying myinvention. Figrepresents a vertical sectional view of aportion l of the combinationstrainer and cage em` ployed to inclose the springpressed'valve and itsadjuncts. Figo represents, on an enlarged scale, a plan view of thestopper-body and its adjunctsin detached position. Fig. 4 represents aVertical sectional-viev'r'on line a: Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a sideelevation of Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 represent detail views of the cageand straining device employed in detached position. Fig. I8 represents aplan View of a modified construc- -tion of the stopper-body seen inFig.3. Fig.

9 represents a sectional view, partly in ele- "vation, of thestopper-body seen in Fig. 8. Fig. .10 represents aportion of the cageand straining device adapted to be employed in vconjunction with Fig. 8.Fig. 11 represents a perspectiveview of the preferred form of toolemployed for inserting the stopper-body seen in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9in position..

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the gures.Referring to the drawings', 1 'non-'reiillable bottle,'j;th"ev samehavingthe 'neckf 2 providedl with' the recess' or` seat-3 therein,wherein' is located the ring 4,;of rub- ;beror othersuitable:resilient-material, said a ring having the inclined 0rupwardlydiverging walls @which are adapted to coact and engage with theinclined walls 6 of the stopperdesignates a.

body 7, the latter being provided with the up per -and lower flanges 8and 9, which areI adaptedto project over the upper and lower portions ofsaid ring 4. Thestopper-body 7 has the opening 140 therethrough, whichis provided witlrthe transverse strip 11, which has the opening 12therethrough, through which passes the stem 13of the valve'14, which isadapted to contact with the valvelseat 15, said valve being'heldnormally upon itsseat by means of the spring 16, thelowerextremity ofthe latter contactingwithl the valve, while the upper extremity of saidspring contacts with the top of .the'cage`17, the latter being formedbymeans of the Ui-shaped portion or strip 18, which is covered with gauze19,theglower extremities of said strips 1,8 being" provided with lthefeet 20, which are adapted to enterv the; recesses 2lfin,the'stopper-body 7, said recesses beingprovided with the upward extensions 22,in which the-lowerv portions of the legs of the strip 1,8 are'adaptedtorest. The spring '16 is` suitablyguided -arid retained in position bymeans of the upward extension 23, which prejects from the valve 14. Inlieu of gauze I may use'any other foraminous materiah 24 designates theouter stopper for the bottle, which may be ofthe usualconstruction.

The manner of assembling the parts is as follows: The valve 14 is firstplaced upon its IOOy seat and the spring 16 placed in position thereon,after which the cage 17 is placed over the valve and upon thestopper-body in the manner seen in Fig. 1, the feet 2O and the lowerportions oi' the strip 1S being inserted in the recesses 21 and 22. Theringe having been placed in position, the stopper-body, carrying thevalve, spring, and cage, is slipped into the neck of the bottle, and theparts now assume the position seen in Fig. 1. Then it is desired toempty the bottle, the stopper 2i is removed, land upon the inversion ofthe bottle the contents will fiow therefrom in the usual manner, itbeing understood that the spring 16 is of sufficient tension so as topermit the unseating of the valveli according to requirements when thebottle is inverted, the gauze 19 serving as a strainer for the liquidduring its iow from the bottle. The bottle having been once emptied, itwill be apparent that the saine cannot be improperly or fraudulentlyrefilled, since if any attempt is made after the removal of the stopper2a such action will only cause the valve 14; to be more firmly seated,the seating of said valve being positively assured by means of thespring 16.

It will ofcourse be apparent to those skilled in the art that changesmay be made in the manner of constructing and assembling thestopper-body 7 and its adjuncts, since, if desired, I may employ thestopper-body 28, which is constructed in all substantial respects likethe body 7, except that said body 28 instead of being provided withgrooves 22 and recesses 21 diametrically opposite to each other, asshown in Figs. 3 to 5, inclusive, may be provided with the slots 26,which terminate in the enlarged recesses 27, said slots extendingparallel to each other, as will be understood from Figs. 8 and 9, andbeing adapted to receive the cage 27X, which is constructedsubstantially the same as the cage 17, already described, except thatthe feet 28 thereof extend laterally and parallel to each other from thecurved strip 29, which corresponds to the curved strip 18, alreadydescribed. The manner of assembling the modified construction of cageand stopperbody will be understood from Figs. Sand 10, it beingunderstood that the feet 28 are slipped into the enlarged recesses 27,the parts when assembled appearing substantially as indicated in Fig. 1,as is evident.

In Fig. 11 I have shown a convenient form of tool 30 for inserting thestopper-body 7 or 2S in position, said tool having the handle 31, fromwhich depend the arms 32, which terminate in the rings 33, which havethe openings 34 therein, whereby said tool can be inserted in the neckof the bottle above the stopper-body 7 for the purpose of pushing thelatter and its adjuncts into the position seen in Fig. l.

It will be apparent that slight changes may be made by those skilled inthe art which will come within the scope of my invention, and I do not,therefore, desire to be limited in every instanceto the exactconstruction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention,wl1at I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the neck of a bottle having an enlarged recesstherein, of a ring seated in said recess, a stopper-body adapted toengage said ring, a cage composed of gauze and having feet at its lowerportion adapted to engage suitable recesses in said stopper-body, avalve-seat in the upper portion of said stopper-body, a valve-steindepending from said valve and a guide for said valve-stem, incombination with a spring interposed between the top of said valve andsaid cage, a wall of the latter serving as a strainer for the liquidcontained in the bottle during the act of emptying the same.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, a stopperbody having an openingtherethrough and a Valveseat in its upper portion, a stem depending fromsaid valve, a guide within said stopperbody for said stem, a cageinclosing said valve and consisting of a strip provided with feet at itslower portion, interlocking devices common to said feet and stopper-bodyand a foraminous covering supported on said strip, an extensionprojecting upwardly from said valve, and a spring surrounding saidextension and interposed between said valve and the top of said cage.

3. In a non-retillable bottle, a stopper-body having an openingtherethrough and a valveseat in its upper portion, a stein dependingfrom said valve, a guide within said stopperbody for said stem, a cageinclosing said valve and consisting of a strip provided with feet at itslower portion, interlocking devices common to said feet and stopper-bodyand a foraminous covering supported on said strip, an extensionprojecting upwardly from said valve, and a spring surrounding saidextension and interposed between said valve and the top of said cage, incombination with the neck of a bottle having an enlarged recess therein,and a ring seated in said recess and supporting said stopper-body.

4.. In a non-retillable bottle, a stopper-body having an openingtherethrough recesses therein and a valve-seat in its upper portion, astem depending from said valve, a guide for said stem, a cage inclosingsaid valve and consisting of a strip provided with enlarged feet at itslower portion which are adapted to engage and interlock with saidrecesses in said stopper-body, and a foraminous covering supported onsaid strip.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, a stopper-body having an openingtherethrough recesses therein and a valve-seat in its upper portion, astem depending from said valve, a guide for said stem, a cage inclosingsaid valve and consisting of a strip provided with enlarged feet at itslower portion which are adapted to engage and interlock withy saidrecesses in IIO said stopper-body, anda foraminous covering `supportedon said strip, in combination with the neck of a bottle having a recesstherein and a ring seated in said recess and supporting saidstopper-body.

6. In a non-refilabie bottle, a stopper-body having an openingtherethrough, recesses therein and a valve-seat in its upper portion, acage inclosing said valve and consisting of Witnesses:

LOUIS LYoNs, THOMAS BRICE;

